Caloric Information Physiological Fuel Values

How much diet do you need?

Species

# Animals

# Days

You will require approximately kg of diet allowing for 30% overage. Our diets ship in 2.5, 5.0 & 12.5 kg boxes, so you will need .

Below are typical daily feeding requirements for several species. Use the numbers when calculating how much diet
you will need to complete your study.
If you have any questions, speak with one of our scientists for assistance.

Species

Adult Animals/ grams per day

Growing Animals/ grams per day

Hamsters

10-15

10-15

Mice

3-5

3-5

Rats

15-30 depending on strain

15-30 depending on strain

Non-human Primates (NHP)

2-4% of body weight depending on animal condition

2-4% of body weight depending on animal condition

Guinea Pigs

35

up to 35

Rabbits

110-175 for males and non-pregnant females175-225 for pregnant/ lactating females